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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 1380

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1380
37.7Inno Score
37.6CPU29.2
31.5GPU25
61.4Benchmarks47.3
—Efficiencyspec-based63.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1380

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 37.7, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+14) and CPU (+8). Samsung Exynos 1380 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 47
  • 99% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 808
  • 64% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,760

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1380

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
Announced20262023
Process—5 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+13%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
GPU—Arm Mali-G68 MP5

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
NPU—Samsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
Memory type—LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1380
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328740,251Bottom 19%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—290,514Bottom 22%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—89,805Bottom 19%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—132,447Bottom 11%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—227,485Bottom 28%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+32%Top 39%1,010Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+64%Top 29%2,760Bottom 47%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+99%Bottom 39%808Bottom 15%

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